Campus & Community

Recognizing the importance of inclusion and diversity in their business practices, more than 70 members of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce gathered at the University of Pennsylvania on April 5 to discuss how to successfully address unconscious bias and foster constructive relationships in the work environment.

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and other institutions have uncovered a site of genetic variation that identified which patients with Parkinson’s disease are more likely to have tremors versus difficulty with balance and walking.

A national research study to focus on diet as a tool for managing Crohn’s disease symptoms, led by James Lewis, MD, MSCE, a professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, on behalf of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), has been approved to receive a $2.5 million funding award by the Patient-Cent

Arthur Ross GallerySusan T. Marx Distinguished Lecture Series

To commemorate its 60th anniversary, the Philadelphia Big 5—a college basketball collective comprised of Penn, La Salle, Saint Joseph’s, Villanova, and Temple—is for the first time inducting noteworthy teams into the Big 5 Hall of Fame, one from each member school.

Worldwide, 170 million children 5 or younger are not growing appropriately because they lack proper nutrition, according to the World Health Organization.

After being in the public’s science-fictional imaginings for decades, virtual reality finally seems poised to enter the mainstream. The world’s top tech companies, including Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and Facebook, are ramping up their investments in the technology, and long-awaited virtual reality headsets, such as the Oculus Rift, are now becoming available to consumers.

Science lovers, rejoice. The Philadelphia Science Festival (PSF) is making a return on Friday, April 22, through Saturday, April 30, and Penn, a sponsor and core collaborator of the event, will be well represented in the festivities.This year marks the sixth annual PSF and includes more than 90 events citywide.

April 23 marks National Sovereignty Day in Turkey, a celebration commemorating the first gathering of the Grand National Assembly in 1920.

In recognition of their distinguished accomplishments, 79 Penn staff members have won the 2016 Models of Excellence Award. The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 21, at 4 p.m. in Irvine Auditorium, followed by a reception.